Karim Mahdi Salih

Dr. Karim Mahdi Salih is an Iraqi politician who was the Transport Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki from May 2006 until April 2007. He is a member of the Sadrist Movement within the United Iraqi Alliance.

In July, Salih offered his resignation as Transport Minister, along with fellow Sadrist ministers and . The Agriculture Minister, was reported to have been appointed as temporary Transport Minister in his place.^[1]^[2] Moqtadr al-Sadr was reported to have said the three ministers "lacked the necessary qualifications and experience to run their ministries".^[3] However he was still in his position four months later ^[4]

Sources[]

^ IRAQ'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTER RESIGNS Archived 2006-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Free Europe, 2006-07-24
^ Iraq's leader makes an official visit to Turkey, International Herald Tribune, 2006-11-16
^ U.S.-Led Forces in Iraq Kill 9 in Raid, San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-06-12
^ Iraq Closes Baghdad, Basra Airports Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, , 2006-11-23

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[1] IRAQ'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTER RESIGNS Archived 2006-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Free Europe, 2006-07-24

[2] Iraq's leader makes an official visit to Turkey, International Herald Tribune, 2006-11-16

[3] U.S.-Led Forces in Iraq Kill 9 in Raid, San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-06-12

[4] Iraq Closes Baghdad, Basra Airports Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, , 2006-11-23

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